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Can you elaborate on how Amsterdam is terrible? I recently spent a week day. (Partly on vacation, partly on business.) I saw a country with great public trans
by greggarious 11y ago
Can you elaborate on how Amsterdam is terrible?
I recently spent a week day. (Partly on vacation, partly on business.)
I saw a country with great public transport, decent food, a vibrant arts scene, and while yes, the smell of weed was everywhere, people seemed way more laid back. No roving bands of drunk frat bros, no meth tweakers, and police who viewed their job as to increase the enjoyment of all citizens and visitors, rather than generate revenue for the township through fines.
If that's hell, well, call me a Satanist because I'm sold.
- DanBC 11y agoAmsterdam has high (for Europe) violent crime rates. http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/nov/30/new-york-crime-free-day-deadliest-cities-worldwide http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/nov/30/new-yor... > Amsterdam tops the list of homicide rates in Western Europe with 4.4 murders per 100,000 people, followed by Glasgow (3.3 per 100,000), Brussels (3 per 100,000) and Prague (2.7 per 100,000). With 0.0016% of people in London being murdered, the city ranks just ahead of Canada and Serbia's largest cities. It's still a lovely place to be, but some people see the crime.